Triptych (How to capture time)

A triptych (/ˈtrɪptɪk/ TRIP-tik; from the Greek adjective τρίπτυχον "triptukhon" ("three-fold"), from tri, i.e., "three" and ptysso, i.e., "to fold" or ptyx, i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together.

An image is only one moment captured for eternity, it may have allusions to the ever elusive past and present, but the attempts are in vain. We forget that all movies, shows, films, are all just individuals images shown in rapid sequence. Here, the birthing of a flower, the reaping and sowing of a thought, become manifest in sequence: